Accordion Item Category: Incoming Students

You will have the opportunity to meet with your academic advisor prior to Registration Day to decide on the appropriate courses for your first term at the ORC. If you would like to review our course offerings, please visit our Course Offerings page.

For technical questions concerning the ORC computing facilities, you should contact the current ORC student computer administrators. You’ll find their names and email addresses on the door of the ORC computer lab. If they are unavailable, you should bring your concerns to an ORC staff member. For IT questions outside of the ORC, you should…

Yes, this MIT email address will be used throughout your career here at MIT. We often send important information and reminders to your email address, so please be sure to check it often.

We recommend that you visit http://housing.mit.edu for more information about housing options available to you. Additionally, you will be assigned a senior ORC student guide, who will be an invaluable resource, helping to answer any questions you may have.

You will choose your classes on Registration Day, which can be found on MIT’s Academic Calendar. You will also receive more detailed information about registration via email.

All of our incoming ORC students are required to complete a writing assessment. If your native language is English, you’ll take our Writing Skills Examination; if your native language is not English, you’ll take our English Evaluation Test.

We recommend that you arrive at least one week prior to Registration Day to get acquainted with the MIT campus and the Boston/Cambridge area. Our international students should arrive earlier to check in with the International Students Office and to sign up for our mandatory Immigration Information Session. Please visit MIT's Academic Calendar for exact…